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Figure legends
Figure 1. Consort diagram
Figure 2. The distal pQCT scans are segmented with gradient and density
threshold steps to reveal the trabecular pattern. For this distal tibia
scan A, the trabecular pattern can be skeletonized to reveal its
connectivity. The trabecular pattern can also be examined to reveal loss
of individual trabecular elements which result in apparent holes in the
bone network. As illustrated in B, a hole size analysis can be applied
to the trabecular pattern